KALIMALANG RIVER

Kalimalang artificial river that is deliberately created by PAM ( water company ) to residents of Bekasi and Jakarta. Bekasi river water flowing profusely snaking roads dashing like a snake from the upstream to the south in the mountains in Bogor up to its mouth in the sea north of Java. As time went along the Kalimalang being crowded by residential and commercial center . Kalimalang river has a length of 20 kilometers from es ( Jakarta ) to jakarta. And the region that includes the Village along the river is a new Cawang - Cipinang wither - bamboo hut - hut coconut - Lampiri - arta source - transit - jakapermai - galaxy - the golden knight earth - Metroplitan mall jakarta, jakarta and so on until the area. The source of water comes from reservoirs teak Kalimalang sublime, Purwakarta. Flowing trace Cikampek, Cikarang, cibitung, fat and other small areas. Kalimalang latter term is identical to the way that is beside the time. So Kalimalang are times that derived from the Citarum River ( cmiiw ), which also serves to supply drinking water to 80 % of Jakarta. also used by surrounding communities as a means of domestic interests such as; washing, bathing, to dispose of human waste.

Kalimalang along this road which has been at times it makes the village a very strategic area for settlement, the settlement both bottom up. The shape of the transverse position ( from the reservoir Purwakarta to Jakarta es ) and do not lead to the sea ( north ) makes this river is not uncommon. As we know that leads like a river from upstream to downstream, from the mountains to the sea, by the first public call because Kalimalang river, even Sekang name until it has been attached. There are many habits that always throw garbage Society, and defecating. Coupled with other activities such as bathing children make Kalimalang become unhygienic water again, but Kalimalang water is a source of raw water for the water needs of the majority of the river 's flow into the territory of East Jakarta and Bekasi area. Coupled with the presence of a mound of rubbish on the edge this time kumplit already resulted in the river water pollution problems Kalimalang this. As it has been said that the next mayor of Bekasi will be held jobs related to flood management in Bekasi, one of which is the construction workmanship Chiffon Kali Malang budget using using state budget funds and a grant from the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ). WTC Irrigation channel which divides the city of Bekasi from east to west and Bekasi River which divides from south to north. Later both the river flow will rely around the weir Bekasi, Bekasi.

Public understanding of the importance of preserving the environment seems to be still lacking, as evidenced by the many buildings constructed defecation along the river. While in addition to the above, a variety of activities that lead to environmental pollution seems with the advent of junk collectors who cleans junk former mill waste containing chemicals in the watershed, including the already ragged thrift and certainly pollute streams. In fact, the waters of the WTC as a feedstock for clean water for people in Jakarta including the City and Bekasi. The water in the channel Kalimalang obviously been contaminated waste, even, there are also chemical waste polluted due to the banks of the river, is now being used as a shelter thrift. E - coli contamination levels there ranged from 80,000 to 100,000 MPN per 100 mll of water. In fact,the threshold for e - coli feedstock water, only Rp 1,000 MPN/100 mll water. Pollution levels are high in water content of the raw river also acknowledged WTC Director of PDAM Bekasi, Satria Fund. However, he said, it was still able to process the water becomes clean water to be consumed after processing must be adjusted to the Act 7 of 2004 on Water Resources, Article 59. Because if not, the higher the level of pollution in the water, and more and more chemicals are used. The use of chemicals widely, increase production costs are charged to the selling price of water to the public. It is hoped that the Government can be more serious about the Right to Water socialize.

The second is the problem of congestion problems dikalimalang. Actual traffic congestion is a common thing but not so in this road. Kalimalang along the road which covers 6 districts . Extremely severe congestion is already a must for any user menu this way. Congestion by users like in hell is caused by many things, including : roads badly damaged, potholes, flooding in Cipinang Melayu, Traffic Light die, metromini strike, traffic accident, and the road seems hard to be widened due to settlement already too dense and cost considerations tertunya extremely expensive for this road widening efforts. However, this step must be taken so that local governments congestion problem can be solved or at least reduced. It was later said Kalimalang jakarta increasingly synonymous with congestion and a scourge for the city of Jakarta.